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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2017.60
People
Abelardo Morell, American (Cuba born 1948)
Written by Oliver Sacks, British, English (London, England 1933 - 2015 New York, NY)
Designed by Ted Muehling, American (New Jersey born 1953)
Title
The Island of Rota
Classification
Books
Work Type
artist's book
Date
2010
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/357407

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Paper bound book with thirteen cliché-verres photographic prints and cast and laser-cut paper
Dimensions
case: 36 × 30.2 × 3 cm (14 3/16 × 11 7/8 × 1 3/16 in.)
book (closed): 35 × 28.6 × 2.2 cm (13 3/4 × 11 1/4 × 7/8 in.)
separate cliché-verre: 34.3 × 28.2 cm (13 1/2 × 11 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: On colophon, in graphite: A. Morell, Oliver Sacks, Ted Muehling 45/135
  • inscription: on verso of separate print, in graphite: Abelardo Morell 45/135 Typhoon, 2010

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
The Library Council of the Museum of Modern Art, partial sale, partial gift; to Emily Rauh Pulitzer (2012-2017), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2017.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
45/135

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Emily Rauh Pulitzer and Joseph Pulitzer, Jr.
Copyright
© Photograph by Abelardo Morell
Accession Year
2017
Object Number
2017.60
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The book consists of the text, written by Oliver Sacks, with thirteen cliché-verres photographic prints by Abelardo Morell, and cycad-leaf, sea-fan castings and laser-cut paper designed by Ted Meuhling.

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